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If you have food in the refrigerator,Clothes on your back,A roof over your head,And a place to sleep,You are more wealthy than 75% of the world.Just by having a house.

If you have money in the bank,Or money in your wallet,Or any spare change in your purse or pocket,You are in the top 8% of the worlds most wealthy.

If you woke up this morning,With more health than illness,You are more blessed than the million that will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of a battle,The loneliness of imprisonment,The agony of torture,Or the pains of starvation,Then you are ahead of five hundred million people in the world.

If you attended church this week without harassment,Arrest, torture or death,You are more blessed than 3 billion people in the world.

Quote from a friend of Pastor Blackburn.

Poverty Information

"More than 1.4 billion people in the world make less than $1 a day, and 1 billion people go to bed hungry. About 1 billion have no access to clean water." Washington Times Daily- May 29, 2009

"32 [years is the] average lifespan of a man in Swaziland, the lowest in the world, according to the CIA's World Factbook. The problem, again, is average. Most adult males there live much longer- its the large infancy mortality rate that drags down the average." New York Post- Dec. 28, 2008

"South Africa faces a shortage of up to 94,000 teachers by 2015, thanks to poor government planning and the effects of Aids-related diseases." Sunday Times of Johannesburg- Nov. 23, 2008

"The United Nations says that almost half of remaining Zimbabweans (5.1 million of 11 million) will be dependent on international food donations by year-end. Currently, more than 80% of them are also umemployed. The long-term solution, according to the UN and others, would be to restore the country's agricultural industry to its former glory as soon as possibe." Finweek- October 2, 2008

"Ten million children die each year from preventable poverty-related diseases; there are 1.4 billion people in the world surviving on less than $1.25US a day and more than 70 million primary school age children are out of school." Mail & Guardian- September 26, 2008

"At least 35% of South African children are either chronically malnourished, underweight, or acutely malnourished."The Citizen- September 25, 2008

"An estimated 40% of of all the world's severely malnourished children younger than five live in [India]."The Los Angeles Times- August 25, 2008

"An estimated 40% of of all the world's severely malnourished children younger than five live in [India]."The Los Angeles Times- August 25, 2008

"Zimbabwe's soaring inflation now stands at a staggering 42 million percent, economists have said."The Zimbabwean- August 14-20, 2008

"According to a WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water and Sanitation, 62 perent of Africans do not have access to an improved sanitation facility, namely a proper toilet, which seperates human waste from human contact."The Business Day- July 29, 2008

"UNICEF executive director, Ann Veneman, maintains that "40 percent of the world's population lacks access to toilets, and the dignity and safety they provide."The Business Day- July 29, 2008

"According to the South African Development Committee, 45% of the total population lives on $1 a day."Mail and Guardian- May 30, 2008

"South Africa survey released in March revealed 10 percent of population earned more than 50 percent of the income while the poorest 40 percent accounted for less than 7 percent."Daily Nation- May 26, 2006

"Eighty-one percent of [South Africa's] children experience income and material deprivation, such as not having access to a fridge." Sunday Times of Johannesburg- March 2, 2008

"More than 50% of [South Africa's children] live in households where nobody in employed." Sunday Times of Johannsburg- March 2- 2008

"Seventy-seven percent [of South Africa's children] live in an environment without access to proper toilet facilities, electricity and piped water." Sunday Times of Johannesburg- March 2, 2008

"Twenty-five percent [of South Africa's children] live in households without both parents, or in child-headed households." Sunday Times of Johannesburg- March 2, 2008

"Twelve million children live in poverty in South Africa. Four million of these are starving and up to 40% of those aged under 5 could stuffer stunted growth."Sunday Times of Johannesburg- March 2, 2008

"More than a third of Mexicans live below the poverty line of about [one US dollar] a day." Saturday Nation- January 5, 2008

"More than 40% of the population in Southern Africa are living in abject poverty."Mail & Guardian- October 26, 2007

"In 2001, 924 million people, or about 31 percent of the world’s urban population, were living in informal settlements or slums, 90 percent of which are located in the developing world. By 2030, the number of world-wide slum dwellers is projected to reach two billion. The East African (Kenya)- October 22, 2007

"A child dies every three seconds as a result of extreme poverty."Daily Nation(Kenya)- October 17, 2007

"More than 1 billion people around the world live in abject poverty, on less than $1 a day."Daily Nation(Kenya)- October 17, 2007

"About 800 million people go to bed hungry every night."Daily Nation(Kenya)- October 17, 2007

"More than 6,000 people die from HIV/Aids everyday."Daily Nation(Kenya)- October 17, 2007

"Out of the [Mexico's] population of 103 million, nearly 50 million are impoverished." Baja Times- Feb. 1, 2007

"Half the world — nearly three billion people — live on less than two dollars a day."World Bank- Daily Nation(Kenya)- October 16,2007

"30% of South Africans don't even have pit latrines; they use buckets." Wall Street Journal -June 21, 2007

"A fifth of the country [Mexico] gets by on less than $2 a day." Wall Street Journal- August 4, 2007

Vital Statistics

Over the next 10 years, there will be a major exodus from the work world as baby boomers retire. By 2012 there will be just one person entering the workforce for every four who leave according to the Labor Dept. data.Business Week- April 9, 2007

Participants have come from 38 states in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Korea, the U.K., Ireland, and South Africa.

6720 families benefited from the Food Bank in 2008.

1040 children have received school supplies from Amor's back-to-school program in 2007.

# of Amor Team Members: 44# of Volunteers in 2008: 88# of Mexico Planning Boards: 5# of Pastors: 26# of Amor Camps: 5Average number of people per work site: 18

Years of ECFA Membership: 16$$ Spent directly on Programs: 87%Years as finalist in 50 Best Christian Work Places to Work: 3# of Board Members: 11

Monday, June 22, 2009

WELCOME HOME- AMOR SOUTH AFRICA TEAMS

The EV Free Church “A” team has come home from South Africa as the “E” team. We are all EXHAUSTED! This team worked so hard and yes we played too. The SS. Simon and Jude team from Phoenix, Arizona, led by Jen Pitera were awesome. When our team was departing from the Johannesburg Airport Saturday evening we stood in a long line because "Don’t Expect Luggage To Arrive" - DELTA computers were down. When the SS. Simon and Jude’s arrived a huge round of applause and whoops went up. Everyone in the airport stopped in their tracks because it was so loud. You could tell what they were thinking, “what’s that all about?” What it’s all about is exactly what we should all be doing as Christians, stopping people in their tracks and making them think, “Hey, look what those people are doing! I want to know.”

What a week; so much living, seeing, hearing and interacting. Amor Ministries is incredible. Scott Congdon, staying home and coordinating Amor’s website so thousands all over could see and hear what we were doing - as we were doing it! Thank you Scott! This was the most promoted Amor project ever, and for good reason – the future of hope and reconciliation, which God has been working on and planning for all along. We are all so blessed to be part of it.

So many stories to talk about. So many people to thank God for. Let’s start by thanking Humphrey Birkenstock and Rainbow 90.7 FM for making so many wonderful things happen for us in South Africa; the meals out, SOWETO, the tented-church service, the buses, the historical information and the Lion Park, he along with his beautiful family, Anita, Raymond and Jerod accompanied us every step of the way in love. Thank you Sir Humphrey! “Amor,” what can we say about Amor Ministries who worked so hard to make this happened. The ones who are seen and the ones behind the scenes. Thank you Steve Horrex, Luke Makwakwa, Forest & Carrie Fowler, Scott & Gayla Congdon and all of their unbelievable staff. You are AWESOME MAN!

How can I sum this trip up? God did it for me last night at the airport. Understand, we left on Saturday and some of us (thanks to DELTA) didn’t get home until Monday, meaning many of us spent Father’s Day traveling and in airports. To be honest, my brain is fried! It is like mashed potatoes, but God has sustained me. We had numerous groups coming in at different times because DELTA split us all up in Atlanta instead of holding our flight for ten minutes. Sure, they did what man does when the opportunity arises; they resold all of our tickets at three times the price to their line-up of standbys, even though at every stage I spoke to DELTA asking them not to do just that. They told me it would never happen; they said we would make our connecting flight in Atlanta no matter what. By the end of this trip, I could only think $(#&@ DELTA - So, I hung out at the Sacramento airport waiting for our final group to arrive (and of course much of our luggage was missing… again). I was “Dog Tired.” I fell asleep right where the passengers come down the escalator, hoping the last group would see me. As I sat there in what has become known as the “Lou Diaz Deep State of Prayer” – head bowed down, eyes closed, looking to be in prayer, but actually in a deep sleep, I felt tapping on my leg. I opened my dreary eyes, he was a blur at first; I then realized it was my son Sean! who couldn’t join us in going to South Africa because he recently took a job with HP. Sean learned Dad was sitting at the airport all by himself and he came down to wish me a “Happy Father’s Day.” It was the best Father’s Day Gift I ever received. I stood up and hugged him. Then I heard a voice, “Hey Dan! Dan Irving!” Hearing voices on this trip is something I’m come accustomed to. I looked around and just saw a blur of people. But the voice would not go away, it was persistent and was coming from above and it was getting louder, “Hey, Dan Irving, Up Here!” I looked up and right above me was Bryce Lundberg, his wife Jill and some of the infamous Lundberg clan (they were returning from a family visit in Seattle). “Hey Bryce, how are you!?”

Now for God’s loving and welcoming story! When I first went on the EV Free Amor Mission Trip I started calling Bryce “My Main Man” because of something he did, something from his heart which made me think twice. On that trip in Mexico our campsite was hit with a nasty, tent shattering, rain & mud producing Pacific storm. It was a horrendous night. You couldn’t even go out in it to help others whose tents were being blown apart. It sounded like a war zone; girls were screaming, crying and calling out for help. You’d couldn’t walk in the 60 mph winds and there was no footing in the slick, snot like mud. When a window of opportunity finally opened there was lots of work to do. Kids were shattered, wet and cold, covered in mud. Bryce went out, got a bucket of water and a wash cloth and set up his station where he knelt and washed everyone’s muddy, cold wet feet. Two of those feet belonged to Allan Fleming. As I watched Bryce, I could only think of Jesus washing His disciples feet. That’s when I started calling Bryce, “My Main Man!” That was the voice calling out to me at the airport, and the voice behind that voice is the One who is calling out to all of us.

Then I saw a familiar face in the crowd, it was Steve Raley who had driven down to help transport our last arrivals. Then I heard another voice, I turned around and there was Eleanor Southwick with a group of her family, lots of teenagers all holding up signs that read, “Building Hope, one Home at a Time. Amor. Welcome Home Amor South Africa. EV Free Chico, We love U! Welcome Uncle Brett and Happy Father’s Day – Harlo!” There they stood at the bottom of the escalator with a gift box for the last group of arrivals. When Pastor Lou, Laura Diaz, Rich Willman, Dave Newquist, and the last of our group appeared, another loud round of applause went up and everyone at the airport stopped in their tracks, looked and listened for the moment. When they kinda figured out was happening you could see heart-warming smiles everywhere. So no matter how difficult our travel was, no matter how tired we were, no matter what a pain in the @$$ Delta was, there God was with us every step of way, making this A Trip of a Lifetime!

Now, before I forget, (I’m going to do it right now, after I finish this blog) I’m going to write a check and send it to Amor Ministries and on the memo line I’m going to write: “You are Awesome!” I pray you will too, because God’s ministry needs that kind of help.We all made it back and we are HOME. It is good to be home, even though we left part of our hearts back in South Africa. God Bless you Amor Ministries. God Bless you Humphrey Birkenstock and Rainbow 90.7 FM. God Bless you SS. Simon and Jude’s God Bless our team leaders: Pastor Lou Diaz, Dave Newquist, Jim O’Bannon, Rich Willman. God Bless the EV Free Church of Chico California and God Bless all the hard workers who came on this trip. God Bless you all!Dan Irving

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